The reputation of BP boss Bob Dudley took a heavy blow on Wednesday when the Russian president, Dmitry Medvedev, accused the top brass at BP and Rosneft of failing to do proper due diligence in their failed tie-up.
If that fails, tie yourself to a lamppost on the Royal Mile, pretending you're being held there by God because your show is so incredible she feels threatened.
For it was Leetch who had failed to tie up Teemu Selanne, when Selanne scored the tie-breaking goal for Anaheim at 12 08 of the second period.
Some claimed the justice secretary was angry that Johnson had failed to tie up the support of Leadsom after failing to give her a note that promised she would be in the top three positions of his future team.
It was their board that failed to tie down a player who did not want to go.
They benefited from four — yes, four — walks and a balk, yet failed to tie the game because Nick Evans was caught stealing and Justin Turner lined into a double play.
Utah failed to tie it on its next possession when Danny Manning's off-balance jumper hit the rim and Jamal Mashburn got the rebound.
Goosen, the 2001 United States Open champion, who won this event in 2000, failed to tie the course record after bogeying the final hole.
For all of Martin's miracle comebacks, there have been some memorable occasions when he has failed to tie up a major match that he controlled.
But that was it for the Rangers' attack, and they failed to tie the six-game road winning streak of 1993-94, their Stanley Cup season.
On No. 17, Lawrie failed to tie the match when he missed an 18-foot birdie attempt that slid just past the hole.
